Goal: To help children understand that there is great variety of appearance
between people of the same sex. To help children resist sexist and racist
stereotyping in employment. To help children understand that certain
jobs are not kept for certain races or sexes.

Suggested Reading:

Description:
Find a picture of a person who breaks a gender stereotype, for instance
a woman/girl with very short hair or a man/boy with long hair. Make
sure the child understands the true differences between male and female,
that they are not based on hair length or style.

Looking at pictures of a man or a woman, ask the child “What do
you they do for a job?” Listen to what the child says but also
add some suggestions of your own that go against sexual and racial stereotypes.
Perhaps the white man is a janitor, perhaps the brown skinned woman
is a surgeon.

Examples of Discussion:
• “Is this person a boy or a girl? How can you tell?”
• “What do you think that woman’s job is? Maybe she
is a pilot? What about a construction worker or firefighter?”